The thing I try to do the most is to play in terms of the song and play in terms of what I'm hearing.

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I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.

I've always seen my drumming as lyrical anyway.

I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that...

I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that...

The lyrics came out of necessity. When we started writing the record, we started in...

The lyrics came out of necessity. When we started writing the record, we started in...

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your...

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your...

I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people...

I can't take days off and play like I did last night. Maybe some people...

I take my craft very seriously.

I take my craft very seriously.

No one writes about the emotional things you go through.

No one writes about the emotional things you go through.

But back then the thing that saved me was the music, and it's certainly the...

But back then the thing that saved me was the music, and it's certainly the...

All he wants to do is practice and that's all he does, all day long....

All he wants to do is practice and that's all he does, all day long....

When I'm at home I practice everyday.

When I'm at home I practice everyday.

If you put the right things out there the right things will happen.

If you put the right things out there the right things will happen.

You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper...

You start to look at it with a deeper respect and I think that deeper...

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little...

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little...

My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some...

My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some...

What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex...

What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex...

If you can get a twelve year-old kid to go listen to Thelonius Monk, what...

If you can get a twelve year-old kid to go listen to Thelonius Monk, what...

I feel really good in the teacher role.

I feel really good in the teacher role.

My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid...

My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid...